I don't get it either but I believe it 100 percent after the last two elections we arrogantly ignored and laughed at polls just to take it in the ass...I totally believe that 69 percent of American believe that Obama has done a good job. If we continue to look at polls like a joke, we will continue to lose. Americans are really stupid right now. The one million Tea Party participants represent 1/2 percent of American population...If you take another 29 percent who agree with the Tea Party participants than you have your 29.5 percent who are against Obama. The rest approve and there's your 69 percent approval rate. The 1/2 percent don't know one way or the other. lol.
I've often noted the tendency to laugh off any poll that showed results FReepers did not want to believe and encouraged folks to get real. However, that does not mean that the MSM never manipulates polls.
Look at the internals listed in the first post. Compare them to Ras data from late last year:
In November, 41.4% of Americans considered themselves to be Democrats, 33.8% said they were Republicans, and 24.7% were not affiliated with either major political party.
No way do I believe the WaPo data on party affiliation over Ras. Moreover the WaPo liars have been pulling this stunt for years now.
The RATS do not have nearly that big of an advantage in party affiliation, and although I have no data, I suspect that the gap has grown smaller since November as the public has become more fed up with the RATS. The generic Congressional ballot is now even, suggesting that the infatuation with RATS was short-lived.
I am more pro than con when it comes to polls but I do not believe this one. I think The One's approval among the people who matter--likely voters--is barely over 50%, and only so because Americans tend to give a new president a break during the first months of his presidency.